Last June, we spent almost a week in Vernazza, Italy, and had the chance to explore the five towns that make up the Cinque Terre area. These five coastal communities each have unique personalities.

Cinque Terre is a group of cinque (five) villages — Monterosso, Vernazza, Manarola, Riomaggiore and Corniglia — strung along cliffs that overlook the Ligurian Sea. Since it became both a ...

Since 1931, the Via dell’Amore has been the most iconic—and popular—hiking path in Italy’s Cinque Terre. Etched into seaside cliffs, the trail connects Riomaggiore and Manarola ...

This is Italy ... have the best beaches, but Manarola has another spectacular harbor, this one deep, with plenty of rocks to jump off. This has made it the Cinque Terre’s unofficial “swimming ...

The dramatic scenery and laid-back lifestyle of Italy ... You need a Cinque Terre Card (€7.50 per day) to access the trails. Note that as of summer 2022, the Riomaggiore to Manarola (Via ...

Fiona McIntosh based herself in a B&B in the largest of the Cinque Terre villages ... Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore) and you’ll see grandmothers hanging out their washing ...

One of the most iconic and romantic trails in the world — Italy ... and Manarola. That’s in the northern region of Liguria at the heart of the natural paradise of the Cinque Terre, which ...

Cinque Terre in Italy is a Unesco site with five fishing ... The 1km area includes villages Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore. The majority come by train, but ...

Courtesy of d!g!tALE by Alessandro Ciabini|Getty Images Cinque Terre is made up of five different towns, Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Monterosso al Mare and Vernazza – each with their own ...